Master Preceptor Level Two - Module Five

Associate Dean Geisler is a native of Lakeville, MA and current resident of Boston, MA. A certified athletic trainer since 1987 with over 15 years of varied clinical practice and 23 years' experience directing athletic training education programs at Georgia Southern University and Ithaca College. He is deeply interested in the development and assessment of the medico-clinical thinking processes of novice and experienced clinicians, the development of adaptive expertise in clinicians, progressive curriculum design, capability-based education, and meaningful programmatic assessment. He has over 170 national and international presentations and publications on clinical and educational based subjects in athletic training and health professions education to his credit. He is a member of the European Board of Medical Assessors, and past member of the Association of Medical Education, Europe.

As a scholar, he is the recipient of two manuscript awards from the Journal of Athletic Training and the Athletic Training Education Journal. For his many professional contributions, he has been the recipient of the NATA Athletic Training Service Award and NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award. As an educator, he was awarded the NATA Executive Council on Education's Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished Educator Award in 2021 and has received two Dean's Awards for Excellence & Innovation in Teaching, a Dean's Excellence Award for Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning, and the all college Faculty Excellence Award, all from Ithaca College.

He admits to being an enthusiastic but slow road cyclist, an amateur shutterbug of nature and wonder, an aspiring wine snob and amateur foodie, and an unabashed promoter of equal rights, freedom, justice, and authentic democracy for all living beings. Susan, his life partner and wife of 34 years and he are fulfilled parents of two amazing young men – Nicholas, a writer living in Los Angeles, CA and Benjamin, a photographer and artist living in Brooklyn, NY.

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Athletic Training has been my professional calling since I was a freshman in high school.  I started by attending summer camps during my high school years to learn the basics of being an athletic trainer and was able to get practice by working with the school's football and basketball teams.  I received my formal athletic training education and experience from the internship program at Ohio State from 1984-89 working with various teams including the football, men's lacrosse, ice hockey and men's gymnastics teams.  While in undergrad I was fortunate to be able to work a summer internship with the Detroit Lions under Head Athletic Trainer & NATA Hall of Fame member, Kent Falb.  That experience parlayed into another summer internship during my years in graduate school with the San Francisco Forty Niners.  Upon graduating from Ohio State with my Masters degree in 1991, I began my professional career in Orlando, FL working in the clinical and high school setting striving to improve my manual and rehabilitation skills learning from some very gifted and talented physical therapists and athletic trainers.

After 5 years in Orlando, the offer came to move to the San Francisco area to work with the Forty Niners as an Assistant Athletic Trainer under the mentorship of athletic training legend, NATA Hall of Fame member, and longtime Head Athletic Trainer, Lindsy McLean.  After 7 years as an assistant, Lindsy retired and I received an opportunity and the honor to serve as the Head Athletic Trainer where I remained in that capacity for 3 years.  During my years with San Francisco, I pursued improving my manual therapy skills through attending various continuing education courses.  The time with the Forty Niners provided me a very special and invaluable experience, preparing me for what lie ahead professionally.   I have been able to improve my rehab and manual skills, but realize there is so much more to learn and improve on, that I have desired to attend something new each year to expand my skill set.   

I came to Ithaca College in the fall of 2006 after having gained experience in the clinical, high school, and the professional settings which I hope will provide the students who come through our Athletic Training Education Program a unique perspective and a resource from which to draw from during their educational pursuits.

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Assistant Professor of Athletic Training, Lasell College. Coordinator of Clinical Education, Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts, Past-President

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Dr. Patrick McKeon is a BOC certified athletic trainer who joined the Ithaca College Athletic Training faculty in 2013. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from Springfield College in Springfield, MA;  his Master of Science degree in Sports Health Care from the Arizona School of Health Sciences in Phoenix, AZ (now in Mesa, AZ); and his PhD in Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He has held several positions as a clinical athletic trainer including Pearl River High School, Canisius College, and Marist College in New York, as well as Phoenix College and Brophy College Preparatory in Arizona.

SCHOLARLY/RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. McKeon’s research focuses on functional alterations associated with lower extremity joint injury. He incorporates patient-, clinician-, and laboratory-oriented outcomes to evaluate these alterations due to injury. Dr. McKeon also seeks to develop a greater understanding of the restoration of function associated with rehabilitation.  He aims to provide insight into effective clinical interventions for the sports medicine clinician to improve functional outcomes and enhance prevention strategies for patients who suffer lower extremity injury.  

EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS

Dr. McKeon's educational focus centers on evidence-based practice concepts and clinical reasoning theory. Within the courses he teaches, Dr. McKeon strives to instill a strong foundation in the integration of internal and external evidence for enhancing decisions related to the recognition, rehabilitation, and prevention of injuries/illnesses associated with athletic training clinical practice.

PERSONAL

Dr. McKeon enjoys spending his free time with his family and friends seeking out great life experiences. His wife, Dr. Jennifer McKeon is the IC Athletic Training Program Director and a faculty member in the Department of Exercise Science and Athletic Training. They have two children (Bobby and Mallory) who are also proud to be Bombers!

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Luzita is a faculty member and Program Director for the University of Arkansas’ professional athletic training program. Prior to the University of Arkansas, Luzita was a faculty member and Clinical Education Coordinator at the University of Virginia. She has served as a faculty member at the University of Texas Arlington where she coordinated the Standardized Patient Lab and facilitated interprofessional education activities. She also worked at Texas State University where she served as the Clinical Education Coordinator for 6 years and served as the Coordinator of the Post-Professional Athletic Training Program and Pre-Rehabilitation Sciences program for 2 years. Luzita has also worked clinically as an athletic trainer in her jobs at both West Chester University (field hockey and women’s lacrosse) and Hope College (variety of sports).

 Luzita is an active member in the profession. She served as the Chair of the CAATE Standard Committee and on the editorial board of Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. She also reviews manuscripts for the Journal of Athletic Training, Journal of Sports Rehabilitation and Athletic Training Education Journal.  She served on the Professional Education Council and helped to develop the 5th edition of the NATA Education Competencies. She also served on the NATA Ethnic Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC) and chaired the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association’s EDAC.

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Scott Heinerichs is the dean of the College of Health Sciences at West Chester University (WCU), the largest of the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and the fourth largest university in the Philadelphia area. Heinerichs has more than 17 years of extensive leadership in the field of health sciences, in addition to vast experience in specialized and regional accreditation. His position as dean is effective immediately.

Known for his expertise in the areas of outcomes-based education and clinical reasoning, Heinerichs has served the University in a variety of leadership roles, including that of interim assistant vice president; faculty associate for teaching, learning, and assessment; interim chair of the Sports Medicine Department; and program director for the inaugural entry-level master’s degree in athletic training. He most recently served as the interim dean of the University’s College of Health Sciences, overseeing more than 150 faculty members across six academic departments.

Heinerichs holds a Doctor of Higher Education Academic Leadership from Widener University, a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of South Carolina, and a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from West Chester University.

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Dr. Wise has 24 years of college-level teaching experience and holds a current professional credential as a board-certified substitute teacher from the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. As a practicing athletic trainer, Dr. Wise has worked with a variety of intercollegiate athletic teams, volunteered as a medical provider/first responder for multiple organizations and served as a BOC test site administrator.

At Waynesburg, Dr. Wise is the clinical education coordinator and teaches predominately in athletic training and Health & Exercise Science. She has presented at state, district and national conferences, including but not limited to Eastern Athletic Trainer's Association; National Athletic Trainers’ Association; American College of Sports Medicine; and the American Alliance for Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Her current research efforts revolve around Reflective Practice, Andragogy and Vulnerability.

Dr. Wise, EdD, ATC, completed her baccalaureate and master's degree in sports medicine and athletic training from Barry University; she then received her terminal degree in higher education from Northeastern University.      

EDUCATION

B.S. and M.S. Barry University; Ed.D. Northeastern University

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Mary Barnum’s tenure as an athletic training educator spans 30 years and has allowed her to collaborate with many excellent researchers and educators. Barnum has 14 years of experience as a clinical education coordinator and 16 years as a program director, serving as a preceptor throughout. Barnum has had the pleasure of teaching and mentoring more than 600 future athletic trainers. She has served as chair of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Professional Education Committee, as a member of the NATA Executive Council for Education, as well as multimedia, scholarship, and grants committees. She has also served as a contributor, reviewer, and/or section editor for several athletic training journals. Barnum was a significant contributor to the Clinical Education White Paper Series as well as the Master Preceptor Development Program. She is co-creator of the Supervision, Questioning, and Feedback Model for Clinical Supervision and Teaching. The majority of Barnum’s scholarly work centers on providing feedback to assist students in developing the critical thinking skills needed to make sound clinical decisions.

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